Tax vote debate highlights county fiscal choices
Editorial rebukes Aiken County Council members Joel Randall Kathy Rawls and Susan Giddings for abstaining on the five mill tax increase to fund a regional landfill and road repairs. It notes the landfill costs about 1.2 million and criticizes opponents who favored a referendum or job cuts while council members faced pay increases. It urges public-spirited leadership and notes scarce taxpayer protest.
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Aiken
Joel Randall
Kathy Rawls
Susan Giddings
Ronnie Young
Eddie Butler
Jim Baggott
Rick Osbon
Willar Hightower
LaWana McKenzie
Punty
Thendfill
LaVana McKenzie
China trip in debate as critics push for tougher stance
In the post Cold War era critics press for a firmer U S line on China amid concerns over arms, autocracy, and alleged illegal donations. Proponents say engagement, not isolation, supports gradual democratization and trade with the West.
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Saddam Hussein
China
U.S
Democratic Party
Clinton
Chicago Tribune
Brill’s Content sparks Washington media furor over Pressgate
Brill's new magazine ignites a fierce controversy in Washington over alleged leaks and a claimed on the record confession by Kenneth Starr. Critics label Brill biased and misquoting while defending journalistic ethics and disclosure rules amid a broader debate on leaks and media conduct.
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Washington
Steven Brill
Brill
Fourth Estate
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Newsweek
Michael Isikoff
Columbo
David Bloom
NBC
Susan Schmidt
The
Washington Post
Matt Lauer
Today Show
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Lewinsky
Jackie Bennett
Bennett
Lucianne Goldberg
Jonah
Goldberg
Linda Tripp
Tripp
White House
Lannie Davis
Yale
David Kendall
Clinton-Gore
Monica Lewinsky
A.J. Liebling
Hl.mencken
Power of Encouragement Through Listening and Language
Aiken's First Baptist Church pastor argues that words shape reception and friendships. Listening beats talking, and questions spark connection. Positive speaking and listening can transform reputation and everyday interactions.
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Aiken
First Baptist Church
Letters on growth land use and council race in Aiken
A series of letters criticizes Excel Corp for open land development and promotes adaptive reuse, while urging a boycott of a proposed building. Voters urged to support Gregg Gregory in the June 23 runoff for Aiken County Council District 2, with endorsements from several residents and a Beech Island resident calling him an honest Christian man.
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Karen Patterson
Excel Corp
Karen
Halliburton-Nus
Ms. Patterson
Excel
Nancy Wilds Aiken
Gregg Gregory
Jackson High School
Youness
Rege Gregory
Lsten
Lyman Bruce Puette Sr. Jackson
Gregory
Aiken
Gregg
Beech Island
Aiken County Council
Michael Scott
Letters to the Editor Address for Aiken Standard
Letters should be addressed to the Editor at the Aiken Standard. Mail to PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802. Or email editorialscescape.net for submissions.
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Aiken
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